#  Tech Talks 

 



#  Tech Talks 

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Launched in February 2024, the Tech Talks series is a space for Harvard staff to share and learn about Harvard's use of AI technology and how they can incorporate these use cases into practice. With AI Technology rapidly changing and advancing, the Tech Talks create more frequent learning opportunities to stay current as the landscape evolves.





 

##  Upcoming Tech Talks 

 



  [### Tech Talk: Reducing the Barrier: How User Research is Shaping HarvardSites

 ](/event/tech-talk-reducing-barrier-how-user-research-shaping-harvardsites?occ_id=0)November 10, 2026

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 1:00PM - 2:00PM EST 

 

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Join us for our next Tech Talk, featuring colleagues from HUIT Client Services discussing how user research can inform product and service improvements. Speakers: Gabriel Caro, Manager, Client Engagement Dan Cabral, UX/UI Designer Kenton Doyle, Director...



 

 

  

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

##  Past Tech Talks 

 



[Access presentation materials from past Tech Talks](https://hu.sharepoint.com/:f:/r/sites/HUIT-Events/Shared%20Documents/Tech%20Talks?d=we0fddc0d1e3c4e02be642ca34d959a60&csf=1&web=1&e=OMgavm)

[View a playlist of past recorded Tech Talks on YouTube](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0bhSvL88O-nwPRgr_WBgqhZ74FSQCv1l&si=JgfFNHuJMt3M0QhJ)





  [### Tech Talk Wrap-Up: Accessibility as Agile: Build It Into Done

 ](/news/2026/10/tech-talk-wrap-accessibility-agile-build-it-done) October 27, 2026 

Thank you to everyone who joined us at our October 27 Tech Talk. This session featured a presentation on how accessibility should be incorporated into Agile project management, led by Janell Sims, Manager, Digital Accessibility Services in HUIT. ​ View...



 

 

   [### Tech Talk Wrap-Up: Everything Can't Be Priority One

 ](/news/2026/09/tech-talk-wrap-everything-cant-be-priority-one) September 23, 2026 

Thank you to our speakers Eric Dorman, Vivian Liu-Somers, and Lauren Reed. This session covered how to make clearer, more confident prioritization decisions under real-world constraints. ​ View the recording and materials here ​. For more information on...



 

 

   [### Tech Talk Wrap-Up: Communications in the Age of AI

 ](/news/2026/04/tech-talk-wrap-communications-age-ai) April 15, 2026 

Thank you to everyone who joined us at our April 15 Tech Talk. This session featured a presentation on the use of AI in Communications, led by members of the HUIT Communications team. View the presentation materials here. For more information on upcoming...